i used @Rich "less -I `which startx`" on devuan beowulf and compared it to a CorePlus-13x LiveCD booted into just the basic GUI startx and the devuan beowulf is different/larger/more-commented(naturally)
see attached file for startx from devuan beowulf(NOTE:no-systemd/non-systemd/whichever-you-prefer!)
in this version of startx there is a link to:
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=806491and i also did a search using google with a cut-and-paste from the beginning comment of the devuan beowulf startx script:
https://www.google.com/search?q=%23+This+is+just+a+sample+implementation+of+a+slightly+less+primitive+%23+interface+than+xinit.+It+looks+for+user+.xinitrc+and+.xserverrc+%23+files%2C+then+system+xinitrc+and+xserverrc+files%2C+else+lets+xinit+choose+%23+its+default.+The+system+xinitrc+should+probably+do+things+like+check+%23+for+.Xresources+files+and+merge+them+in%2C+start+up+a+window+manager%2C+%23+and+pop+a+clock+and+several+xterms.&oq=&aqs=
with many results(naturally)...so scrolled through results on first page and went to:
https://forums.bunsenlabs.org/viewtopic.php?id=4647which may or may-not be of assistance/help/etc
PLEASE NOTE: both provided URLs link to distros that ARE currently using SYSTEMD(just-an-fyi/reminder/footnote)
also note that "ls -ahlrt" while working in your home directory(tcl-default=/home/tc) shows output in reverse-order-based-on-time(so newest/last-written-to/etc at the bottom of the list)
20221112-0538am-cdt-usa-modified: just wanted to add that that redhat bug report was created/started in 2012...so this is NOT a new bug/curiosity/mystery/question...